We are now looking for an Admissions Manager to join our busy team in HIC on a 12 month fixed term contract.
The Admissions Manager will have a significant impact on the future growth of student numbers at HIC and the successful candidate will play a key role in establishing the college's admissions function as a leader in customer service. The Admissions Manager will be required to role-model and instil the work ethic in others required to deliver a gold standard customer service for key stakeholder groups.
The Admissions Manager will also be required to establish strong links with Hertfordshire University's admissions team members to ensure strong working relationships. The Admissions Manager will be responsible for managing and leading a core team of members of admissions staff plus additional temporary members of staff during peak periods of activity.
Admissions Manager Duties:
- Review entry requirement (with Partner University)
- Receive new applications to study at Navitas colleges and assess for completeness
- Manage the issuance of offers to prospective students, and manage borderline cases to the College
- Interview students as required
- handle on the ground complex student and agent enquiries
- Develop excellent Partner University engagement with their admission and compliance teams
- Contribute, as necessary, to problem solving issues raised by agents
- support visa documentation and verification (with Partner University)
- Contribute, as necessary, to the alignment of system interaction
- As appropriate, provide visa information/sign-posting for students
- Lead CAS and visa issuance through the Partner University according to the various different processes and requirements of the Colleges and their partner universities
- As appropriate, engage with regulatory bodies
- Contribute to the creation and quality assurance of student records creation (data entry and comms) in Navigate and the University Record systems
- liaise with applicants and agents to collect the necessary documents to assist students in their visa application process
- Assess student's financial situation, in line with UKVI requirements
- Support the College teams in other student-related activities, such as enrolment and orientation activities
- Assist in the preparation of monthly reports on admissions issues and trends inclusive of recommendations
- Maintain confidentiality at all times regarding college information and student files
- Work with colleagues on process improvement tasks and projects as required.
Admissions Manager Requirements:
- A good honours degree, or equivalent, or significant and relevant work experience
- Line management experience
- Experience of working in an international admissions education setting
- Proven ability as a team player
- Experience working towards and achieving targets
- The ability to influence others and negotiate change
- Flexible attitude to work including a willingness to work weekends and evenings in support of student and administrative activities
- Creative thinking processes
- Strong verbal and written English language communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills, interacting with a variety of cultural and ethnic stakeholder groups, including senior staff within partner University
- Confident with Microsoft Office and creating reports
- Strong organisational skills
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of equal opportunity, equity and workplace health and safety principles
- Proactive work habits
- Previous experience in an education/visa/immigration/ customer role
About the Company:
Navitas is one of the world's largest and most successful education providers, offering life-changing study opportunities to tens of thousands of students and professionals every year. With 120 institutions in 31 countries and thousands of staff based throughout the world, Navitas is a truly global entity and provides outstanding career opportunities to ambitious, talented, and motivated people.
If you feel you are suitable for the Admissions Manager role then please, apply now!